Neutralize Acid
So, the rating czars decided that a show containing violence, sex, and drug use was ok for fourteen-year-old kids. Wow. Read more
Sin
God Sides with You
Our spiritual “deflector shields” (nod to Star Trek) collapse from exhaustion, repetition, and alienation. Read more
Naked Before God
During this time of tumult and trouble that is ripping apart families and friends, neighbors and nations, we need to stop pretending that we’re ok. That’s what Adam and Eve did when they dressed in fig leaves. They were not “ok,” and neither are we. Read more
Err on the Side of Mercy
When, after millennia, Jesus, the Son of God in the flesh, stepped into the history of humanity, people didn’t know what to think of Him. Read more
Make No Provision For Sin
There’s an aspect of this sin from which we all can learn and bolster our righteousness. Notice that Paul wrote, “make no provision.” Read more
A Returned Man
Leprosy was a “type” for sin: it was loathsome, spreading, incurable, and the Israelites were to avoid lepers. Yet Jesus, seeing the leper’s faith, reached into his condition, into “sin”, and touched the man. Read more
We Must Not Acquiesce
What we must never do is to give up the fight. We mustn’t acquiesce for we have an advocate, Jesus Christ! Read more
Cockle Burrs
As we talked, my wife’s friend meticulously pulled each burr from the dog’s fur. Watching her, I realized that the dog required help, for the animal was unable to remove these painful burrs herself. Read more
Love Covers
1 Peter 4:8 (ESV) Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Read more